Livonia police briefs: Several shoplifting incidents reported

Items taken from store

Livonia police were called Monday afternoon to Walmart, 29574 Seven Mile, on the report of a retail fraud suspect in custody.

An employee told police they saw the suspect place about 20 items in a cart and walk out without paying. She was stopped and detained at the store until police arrived. After police reviewed security footage, it reportedly showed the suspect purchasing one item and walking out without paying for any of the others. She was arrested and later released after receiving a retail fraud citation.

Camera lenses taken

An employee at Costco, 13700 Middlebelt, came to the police station May 20 to report the theft of camera lenses.

The employee said the suspect came to the store the day before with someone else, perhaps his mother. He was seen separating from the woman and went to look at laptops and cameras. He was then seen selecting two camera lenses, a case and a 32 GB card and put them in his pocket. He reportedly later left without paying for the items. The employee believes the woman he came in with was not involved in the theft.

Air tool kit stolen

An employee at Sears, 29500 Seven Mile, came to the police station May 20 to report a shoplifting incident.

A suspect was seen selecting socks and later went to the hardware department. The suspect then selected an air tool kit and was later seen walking out of the store without paying, according to the report. He was seen getting into a vehicle driven by someone else and left the store.